Someone should try taping his mouth shut and see if he likes it?! He must complete his full sentence for this crime.

Agree. Debatable whether the toerag should have been allowed to have a dog in the first place.

I think there should be some mandatory checks and tests to assess whether the would be owner is qualified to own a dog.

Ours is a rescue and I would have taken him there and then. But we were put through hoops before we were allowed to take him home.

We had to walk him for three days consecutively at the rescue centre. That did two things. It made sure we could get along with the dog. And that we would take it seriously and turn up on consecutive days.

Next, we had a home visit to make sure we had suitable accommodation to take on a dog.

We got past that, and took ownership. Not done with that, we had another home visit six weeks later to see how he was settling in. The rest is a happy history.

I have to applaud the centre, Appledown near Dunstable for their stance on this.